
Great Article in the Recorder – Net Zero Retrofit of 18th c. Farmhouse
“Contractor Kent Hicks of West Chesterfield recently completed the retrofit of an 18th-century farmhouse in Deerfield — using the latest green technology to make it one of the oldest net zero[...]

A Simple Life Magazine – Cover Article
A great cover story (Summer 2017, pp.6 – 23) featuring the amazing process of restoring and rebuilding the John House home, a 17th century house. The salvaged building was bought, sight unseen[...]

“A Sense of Calm”
Carol Lollis’ beautiful piece in the Dec. 1 Hampshire Life magazine featured the West Cummington Congregational Church which we helped to rebuild after a terrible fire in January 2010.

“Bringing an Old Mill into the 21st Century”
Kent Hicks’ home and office have been a labor of love for the past decade. The building was originally a grist mill, then a tool handle manufacturing company. The historic renovation had[...]

“A Sealed Deal: Less Science, More Sustainability Go Into This Forever Home”
We built a net zero home for some very happy clients who wanted a self-sufficient, resilient, low maintenance and durable home. Their home is featured in the most recent Green Builder magazine (pp.[...]

Preserving the Past, Protecting the Future: Energy Retrofits
We’ve worked on old houses in New England for years and have learned that well-built wooden structures can last a very long time – like 100 to 300 years. As stewards of[...]

Green Giant Awards
Green Giants – 2015 Green Building Local Hero Awards Program Here’s a little history The Green Giants Award Program was created in 2013 as a biennial awards program by our chapter to[...]

Savoy House Featured in NAPHN Publication
Our Savoy house has been featured in a new eBook, Net Zero Energy Buildings: Passive House + Renewables, published by the NAPHN, see pages 42-43.

Adaptive Use of Old Buildings
Our circa 1850’s office building in West Chesterfield was originally a grist mill and later a saw handle factory. We are in the midst of a Deep Energy Retrofit, expanding our workspace[...]

DER on Our Office Here in West Chesterfield
We’re starting our next phase “deep energy retrofit” on our old mill building here on the Westfield River in West Chesterfield. For the first phase, it was clear as we started demolition[...]